Mâche Salad With Creole Vinaigrette Food

MâCHE AND RADICCHIO SALAD WITH BEETS AND WALNUT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Mix together the dressing ingredients.
• Place the sliced beets in a medium bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of the dressing.Place the sliced beets in a medium bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons of the dressing.
• In a large salad bowl combine the mâche, radicchio, walnuts and tarragon, if using. Toss with the remaining dressing. Add the beets and Parmesan and toss again, or arrange the beets and Parmesan on top of the greens, and serve.

MâCHE SALAD WITH CREOLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Crumble yolk into a blender, then add vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper and blend until combined well. With motor running, add oil in a slow stream, blending until combined well.
• Toss mâche with vinaigrette just before serving.

MACHE LETTUCE SALAD WITH POTATO VINAIGRETTE AND BACON

Steps:

• Peel and rinse potato, dice into small cubes. Cook in chicken broth for about 10 minutes or until tender. Rinse and spin dry mache lettuce. Puree potato with chicken broth and add vinegar and olive oil.
• Season with salt and pepper. Cut bacon into thin strips. Heat butter in a pan and cook bacon for about 3 minutes or until crispy. Arrange lettuce on plates and drizzle with warm potato vinaigrette. Garnish with bacon and serve.

CREOLE MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together mustard and vinegar.
• Pour oil into mustard/vinegar mixture in a steady stream; whisking, until it is emulsified.
• Serve over simple salad greens and/or your choice of chopped raw vegetables.
• Refrigerate leftover dressing for up to one week.

MACHE AND HERB POWER SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the greens, parsley, basil and other herbs. Put the vinegar in a small bowl and, whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in the olive oil in a thin stream. Season the vinaigrette with salt and pepper.
• Dress the salad with the vinaigrette, tossing to coat the leaves. Sprinkle the nuts on top and serve.

AVOCADO, PINK GRAPEFRUIT AND MACHE SALAD

Steps:

• For the mustard vinaigrette:.
• In the salad bowl, mix mustard well with oil; add juice and continue to blend until thoroughly blended.
• For the salad:.
• Peel, section and de-membrane the grapefruit and place in salad bowl.
• Add sliced avocado and a few handfuls of mache leaves or greens.
• Toss gently.
• Salt to taste.
• Sometimes I simply halve the grapefruit and scoop out the sections with a grapefruit spoon. This is messier and less attractive than carefully removing all the membranes of each grapefruit section, but it saves a little time.